The Last Temptation of Christ (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780684852560)

The internationally renowned novel about the life and death of Jesus Christ.

Hailed as a masterpiece by critics worldwide, The Last Temptation of Christ is a monumental reinterpretation of the Gospels that brilliantly fleshes out Christ's Passion. This literary rendering of the life of Jesus Christ has courted controversy since its publication by depicting a Christ far more human than the one seen in the Bible. He is a figure who is gloriously divine but earthy and human, a man like any other--subject to fear, doubt, and pain.

In elegant, thoughtful prose Nikos Kazantzakis, one of the greats of modern literature, follows this Jesus as he struggles to live out God's will for him, powerfully suggesting that it was Christ's ultimate triumph over his flawed humanity, when he gave up the temptation to run from the cross and willingly laid down his life for mankind, that truly made him the venerable redeemer of men.

"Spiritual dynamite." --San Francisco Chronicle

"A searing, soaring, shocking novel." --Time

Author: Nikos Kazantzakis
ISBN-10: 068485256X
ISBN-13: 9780684852560
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 03/01/1998
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.33w x 1.15d

Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 12/01/2001 pg. 16